Getting Things Humming

A group of leading evolutionary biologists have gathered together in an effort to create a living hummingbird. Rather than "cheating" by using existing material, they have decided to duplicate the actual beginning of creation. They have determined to begin the process from nothing, as in the genesis of life’s origins.

They have already begun by listing what they need to create the small but intricate male bird. They require some sort of bone material to make lightweight hollow bones, very strong heart muscle, living blood, a variety of feather material, substance to make a long beak and even longer tongue, two eyes, a digestive system, lungs, kidneys, a liver, an appetite, an instinct to survive, a fear of predators, the ability to find and recognize a mate, and the ability to reproduce after its own kind. They will also need to make the ability to instinctively create a nest and raise young, and of course the ability to fly forwards, backwards, sideways, and to remain stationary in the air.

Unfortunately, they are not sure how to create what they need, using nothing, as in the beginning. They have admitted that that’s their only problem. They are restricted to using nothing to create something, as in the beginning. They don’t know what to do next and they don’t know who to ask. Still, they are adamant that as soon as they discover how to make something from nothing, the process will begin. It’s simply a lack of time and of understanding.

Meanwhile, the men have formed a commission to discuss their problem, and named it the "Don’t Understand How" committee. "DUH" for short.

"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened" (Romans 1:20-21).